GOVERNMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:890 ANSWERED ON:16.07.2014 NEW Adityanath Shri Yogi

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Governments including Uttar Pradesh for setting up of new zoos in the county;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government on these proposals; State-wise? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI )

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. The Central Authority had received following proposals from various States for establishment of new zoos in the country including Uttar Pradesh (Since January, 2010):-

S. Name of Name of the No. the State zoo proposed and its location 1. Haryana New Zoo at Sirsa, 2. Haryana Mini Zoo, Jhabua, Rewari, Haryana 3. Karnataka Rescue Centre at Western Ghat 4. Karnataka Deer Park at Kenchanagudda tourist place of Sirguppa place, 5. Karnataka Research Museum of Animal Skulls and teeth at Yenepoga University 6. Maharashtra New Zoo at Aare Milk Colony, Goregaon, Mumbai, 7 Maharashtra Snake Park at Yavatmal 8. Maharashtra World Class Aquarium and Sea World Oceanarium to exhibit Dolphins in Thane 9. Maharashtra Reptile Park in Amravati District 10. Odisha Rescue Centre at Rourkela 11. Odisha Rescue and Rehabilitation centre for Blackbuck 12. Puducherry Puducherry Mini Zoo 13. Rajasthan Semi-captive Exhibit Center for Siberian Cranes in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur 14. Sikkim Zoo and Amphibian Park at Naga 15. Tamil Nadu Butterfly Park in Reserved Forest area of Tiruchirappali 16. Tamil Nadu Small Zoological Park at Udhayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari 17. Telangana Reptile Rescue Centre at 18. Telangana Hyderabad Bird Park at Kothaguda Reserve Forest Area 19. Uttar Pradesh Biodiversity Centre at Kukrail, Lucknow 20. Uttar Pradesh Blue Planet Aquarium at Greater Noida. 21. West Bengal North Bengal Wild Animal Safari Park near Siliguri

(c) The status with regard to the action taken by the Government on the proposed zoos:-

S. Name of Name of the Action Taken No. the State zoo proposed and its location

1. Haryana New Zoo at Sirsa, Discouraged to establish. 2. Haryana Mini Zoo, Jhabua, Feasibility study Rewari, Haryana was conducted by Experts and the proposal was rejected 3. Karnataka Rescue Centre at Discouraged to establish. 4. Karnataka Deer Park at Discouraged Kenchanagudda to establish. tourist place of Sirguppa place, 5. Karnataka Research Museum of Does not come Animal Skulls and under the teeth at Yenepoga purview of CZA. University 6. Maharashtra New Zoo at Aare Experts have been Milk Colony, deputed for Goregaon, Mumbai, feasibility report. 7 Maharashtra Snake Park Discouraged at Yavatmal to establish. 8. Maharashtra World Class Aquarium Proposal not approved and Sea World as per the Oceanarium to Advisory for not to exhibit Dolphins allow establishment in Thane of Dolphinariums in country vide letter no. 20-1/2010-CZA(M)/2840 dt. 17/05/2013. 9. Maharashtra Reptile Park in The proposal was Amravati District rejected. 10. Odisha Rescue Centre Discouraged at Rourkela to establish. 11. Odisha Rescue and Rehabilitation centre for Blackbuck Discouraged to establish. 12. Puducherry Puducherry Mini Zoo Discouraged to establish. 13. Rajasthan Semi-captive Exhibit The Technical Center for Siberian Committee of the Cranes in Keoladeo Central Zoo National Park, Authority had Bharatpur decided not to allow the centre inside the National Park. However centre can be established outside the N.P. with the permission of NBWL. 14. Sikkim Zoo and Amphibian The proposal Park at Naga was rejected. 15. Tamil Nadu Butterfly Park in Discouraged to Reserved Forest establish. area of Tiruchirappali 16. Tamil Nadu Small Zoological Experts from CZA Park at Udhayagiri was deputed to carry Fort, Kanyakumari feasibility. The report and the same is sent to Tami Nadu Forest Department and CWLW. Reply awaited 17. Telangana Reptile Rescue Discouraged to Centre at establish. However Hyderabad the Chief Wildlife Wardens, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana have been asked to submit justification. 18. Telangana Hyderabad Bird The proposal Park at Kothaguda was rejected. Reserve Forest Area 19. Uttar Pradesh Biodiversity Centre Wildlife Institute at Kukrail, Lucknow of India, Dehradun is entrusted to do the feasibility study. 20. Uttar Pradesh Blue Planet Discouraged to Aquarium at establish. Greater Noida. 21. West Bengal North Bengal The Technical Wild Animal Safari Committee of Park near Siliguri had decided to allow in proposed to establishment subject to closure of 3 existing zoos of West Bengal− Reply awaited.